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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]But are people like us short-changing our kids in not providing them with a liberal arts education at an elite school so they can join the rarefied alumni clubs and networking opportunities that lead to the truly big bucks?[/quote]

I'm not sending my kids to liberal arts colleges so they can earn big bucks. I'm doing it because I think it's how they'll get the best education.[/quote]

Isn’t it kind of virtual signaling to say that you are sending kids to college to get a “good education” rather than the more crass, but not entirely untrue, “to get a high paying job”? Some people don’t have the luxury of studying the classics to expand their minds.[/quote]

NP. It’s not “virtue signaling.” It’s “I have enough ($$$$$$$$) money to do what most people would consider wasteful.” [/quote]

NP There's nothing wasteful about a Liberal Arts education -- it promotes a breadth of knowledge as well as critical thinking. The problem is how it is viewed in society. There are many successful (in business terms) LA degree holders, but more people and organizations need to realize the value of the skill sets these students build.[/quote]

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